Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts

Jan 1, 1991

1h 30m

★ 6.5

Overview

This video documentary follows Alice's career from his discovery by Frank Zappa at the Wiskey-a-GoGo in Los Angeles to his "Hey Stoopid" album in 1991. It looks at his personal life, like his long-time marriage to Cheryl and his battle with alchoholism, and professional relationships with his manager Shep Gordon and his producer Bob Ezrin. The Prime Cuts documentary was originally released in 1991 on VHS then reissued 16-Oct-2001 as part of a 2-disc DVD set with additional material.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

Self

Alice Cooper

Self (Guitarist 1968-1974) (archive footage)

Michael Bruce

Self (Bassist 1968-1974) (archive footage)

Dennis Dunaway

Self (Lead guitarist 1968-1974) (archive footage)

Glen Buxton

Self (Drummer 1968-1974) (archive footage)

Neal Smith

Self

Dick Wagner

Self

Steve Hunter

Self

Prakash John

Self

Ozzy Osbourne

Self

Slash

Self - manager

Shep Gordon

Self - producer

Bob Ezrin

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